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After a panel at PAX 2014, Firaxis showed the most recent trailer for Civilization: Beyond Earth. Watch as an Earth-based civilization struggles to survive in an alien environment and fights a Kraken in this six minute trailer. Beyond Earth’s Master Control A.I. guides gives us a look at environmental...
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We've seen a lot of Civilization: Beyond Earth already, but most of what’s been revealed has been early game fare - Settling a colony, taking on some baby aliens, discovery and exploration. At Gamescom 2014 we witnessed a late-game colony take on some serious aliens and engage in full-scale...
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In addition to this morning’s announcement that Civilization: Beyond Earth will be arriving on October 24 , 2K Games and Firaxis are giving us a deeper look at gameplay. We told you about our E3 experience , but now you can see some what we did. In the first video, narrated by co-lead designer...
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Civilization: Beyond Earth takes the series to a new world with its own dangers and opportunities. Starting out a civilization is hard enough, but doing it on truly foreign soil is another matter. I'm no Civ expert, but by Firaxis' own design, the beginning turns of Beyond Earth are a little...
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If you are a Civilization fan who couldn't attend PAX East last weekend, you might be upset you missed the Firaxis panel. Lead designers Dave McDonough and Will Miller were joined by producer Lena Brenk and gameplay designer Anton Strenger to discuss first details about the new title. 2K Games has...
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My first reaction when I heard that the next Civilization game takes players to an alien world is probably not so different than other strategy fans. "Why not just call it Alpha Centauri?" I muttered to myself. It was also the first question I asked co-lead designer Dave McDonough (who is teamed...
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